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NCT Number: NCT06374862

Effects of Specific Thoracic Spine Mobilizations on Muscle Activity in a Healthy Volunteer Population

In this study, the investigators will examine the effect of manual therapy on the thoracic spine and its impact on the muscular strength gain of the thoracic extensors. Treatment with manual therapy, as described by Maitland, consists of a specific mobilization of the thoracic spine in the postero-anterior direction on the transverse and spiny processes of the thoracic vertebrae. To ensure the relevance of the measures, and to better control the occurrence of biases inherent to the practice of manual therapy, the investigators constituted three distinct groups: an intervention group, a control group and a group without intervention. In short, this methodology will allow us to explore in detail the effects of specific spinal mobilization on motor control, while taking into account placebo response elements and natural variations in the results

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Key information

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Manipulations Muscle Strength Peripheral Joints in Upper Quarters Range of Motion

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CHU Amiens Picardie

Amiens, Picardie, 80054, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Ages 18 to 65,
  • healthy volunteer,
  • membership in a social security scheme

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe spinal trauma within the last 6 months
  • history of low back pain, back pain, and/or neck pain within the last 6 months,
  • history of spinal surgery,
  • history of chronic systemic disease (cardiac, respiratory, diabetes, etc.),
  • volunteer with Pacemaker, history of rheumatological pathology (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Scheuermann's disease, etc.),
  • patient under guardianship,curatorship, safeguard of justice, patient deprived of liberty, pregnant woman and patient without Red Flags Social Security described in literature.

Treatment and study plan

Mobilization

Other

specific mobilization on neuromuscular functioning, thanks to surface EMG, before and after a specific mobilization of the spine

no effect

Other

a mobilization identified as "no effect" could modulate neuromuscular activity by a placebo effect.

Primary outcomes

  1. electrical activity assessment of the spine extensor muscles using EMG

    Time frame: 1 hour

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

Other

Registry information

Acronym: RACHIMOB

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
Apr 19, 2024
Registry last updated
Mar 31, 2026

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